by Breanne Baker | Apr 28, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It isn’t very often that Saskatchewan leads the nation with increasing farmland values. Our farmland has long been the least expensive in Canada, so we’re finally playing some catch-up. The latest Farmland Values Report from Farm Credit Canada indicates that the...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 27, 2009 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production
April 27, 2009: Two numbers should be on the minds of producers with canola in their bins — 8 and 15. “For long term storage canola needs to be kept below 8 percent moisture and 15 degrees Celsius” says Canola Council of Canada agronomist Matthew...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 27, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Stats Can seeding intentions report released on Friday had lots of surprises. Perhaps the biggest surprise is field peas. Most observers have been calling for a decline in pea acreage. The seeding intentions survey shows a five per cent increase in peas to a new...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 24, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Cereals suck. There are attractive prices available in oilseed crops and in pulse crops, but cereal grains aren’t keeping pace. In the latest Pool Return Outlook from the Canadian Wheat Board, the PRO has dropped by 38 cents a bushel on wheat, 41 cents a bushel on...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 23, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Alberta has just announced another $30 million to support its livestock and meat sector. Back in June of last year, Alberta announced a huge $356 million initiative. Livestock producers received $300 million of that in direct payments as long as they complied with...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 21, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Despite efforts on the part of our federal government, the Americans continue to have a lot better agricultural trade access to a number of foreign markets. Nearly six years after the initial outbreak of BSE in this country, South Korea continues to ban all Canadian...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 17, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
For most producers, farmland property taxes are going the right direction this year, courtesy of the provincial government addressing the long-standing education tax issue. On Wednesday night, the Rural Municipality of Francis south of Regina held its annual spring...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 16, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
There’s financial distress in the cattle industry. Producers are exiting the business and the beef breeding herd is dropping. Despite this, cattle producers point to some reasons for optimism. At bull sales this spring, good quality bulls have commanded strong prices....
by Breanne Baker | Apr 15, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Here’s more evidence that agriculture is doing better than the overall economy. Deere and Co. has just merged it commercial and consumer equipment division into its ag equipment division. The new division will be called agriculture and turf. Deere’s farm equipment...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 13, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
When have you ever seen interest rates so low? Variable rates are significantly lower than fixed terms, but at some point it seems logical to assume that rates are going to rise and then it will be good to have some loans locked up. Most analysts are saying that any...
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